Children’s school uniform and sports kits are a necessary (but sometimes costly) family expense. So we have put together some tips on how to keep your children wearing and using their school uniform for longer. “The Wrong Blazer 2020” report shows that parents spend an average of £337 per year on uniforms for secondary school children andContinue reading “How to Extend the Life of School Uniforms”
Tag Archives: Mending
Help develop a toolkit for clothes repair this January 2024
Looking for people who are interested in repairing clothes as part of being a sustainable consumer. Ealing Repair cafe in partnership with the RCA (Royal College of Art) to take part of clothes repair research project on Wednesday 24 January to evaluate the effectiveness of a repair toolkit and you are invited too, find outContinue reading “Help develop a toolkit for clothes repair this January 2024”
Mends for Jeans
Jeans are the more hard-wearing clothes in our wardrobe and designed to last. However as we do wear them a lot, jeans still need patching usually around the crotch or knees. Here’s a few examples of how we make some almost invisible and visible mends. Rear end mend! These jeans ripped on the rear alongContinue reading “Mends for Jeans”
Sugru: a new type of mend
We love Sugru at Ealing Repair Cafe for fixing things. It is mouldable like plasticine and dries like rubber. The Sugru website is full of project inspiration, fixes and hacks of what to apply Sugru to. Have you got any favorites for using Sugru it for mending? Ealing Repair Cafe fixes Here’s a selection ofContinue reading “Sugru: a new type of mend”
Brentfords clothes repair
Brentford local mending group opening up in Hounslow. Running every last Friday of the month with volunteers at hand to help teach you how to mend your own clothes.
London Repair Week for Ealing Repair cafe
It’s London Repair Week and Ealing Repair cafe has been chosen as #Localrepairheros and have a few events we are helping people to learn how to mend and patch their clothes. We have put together some basic sewing kits and written up a sewing kit guide. We will be at: Friday, 18 March, 11 am – 3 pm Acton Market,Continue reading “London Repair Week for Ealing Repair cafe”
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